What Does Tillerson’s ‘Rooney Rule’ Mean for the State Department?

Saturday, August 19th, 2017 @ 12:10PM

Ward Connerly, founder and president of the American Civil Rights Institute, greeted Tilleson’s initiative with skepticism. He said it is appropriate to recruit as widely and broadly as possible, but he added that it should be race-neutral.

“Diversity is going to destroy this nation — not the result of it, but this quest for it,” he said. “This is dangerous.”